Hause Creek Campground – 4th of July Weekend – Day 2…

All in all, we enjoyed our first day at Hause Creek Campground.  We arrived and ended up with a great site and a relaxing evening!

We weren’t too excited about not having any showers the night before (seemingly very common when not at a state park, or private campground) or that morning, especially in our hot weather lately.  It has been very hot for quite awhile now leading to a state-wide burn ban (more on that in a bit).  However, it definitely helps to camp near some beautiful lakes.  As a result, we packed up lunch and ventured away from the campground on a short drive to Rimrock Lake!  This was a great campground to be at to be close to the lake!  After driving around a good portion of the lake, we found a spot with a short hike down to a private beach area.  It was a beautiful spot to swim and relax, and getting gear down was doable (not easy, but doable).

After a few hours, we arrived back at our campground and walked around to check out some empty sites for future consideration.  The campground is right on a river that we learned was very cold and is accessible via some sites.  We also found a great campsite if you are lucky enough to get that one…  site 20!

After settling back at our site after a fun and relaxing day, we cooked up dinner.  So, back to that burn ban topic…  Since we couldn’t cook by campfire this time, we brought a gas camp stove and had a great and delicious meal!

Tomorrow, we will be packing up and heading home with a stop at Crystal Mountain along the way…